"Tony Blair does, too, but he refused to pursue the matter when he was prime minister because he was too busy doing other stuff: going to war, promoting abortion rights, sucking up to the military-industrial complex, encouraging safe sex among teenagers".
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Originally Posted by nomadking
Like the good Catholic he is.  |
He certainly wasn't a catholic at that particular time - and it was precisely because his intention to convert was widely known that he didn't pursue the constitutional change.
By the way, I'm certainly not attempting to defend the catholic church, I'm merely pointing out that being discriminatory on the basis of gender or religion is not something that a constitutional democracy ought to be proud of.